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A More Accurate Method To Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate from Serum Creatinine: A New Prediction Equation

Annals of Internal Medicine · 1999 · Vol. 130(6) · pp. 461–470

Andrew S. Levey✉(Tufts Medical Center)Juan Bosch(George Washington University)Julia B. Lewis(Vanderbilt University)Tom Greene(Cleveland Clinic)Nancy Rogers(Vanderbilt University)David A. Roth(University of Miami)for the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Group*

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Abstract

The equation developed from the MDRD Study provided a more accurate estimate of GFR in our study group than measured creatinine clearance or other commonly used equations.

Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Renal and Vascular PathologiesCreatinineRenal functionMedicineUrologyStepwise regressionKidney diseaseLinear regressionInternal medicineEndocrinologyStatistics

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Age FactorsChronic DiseaseCreatinineCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedRegression AnalysisSerum AlbuminSex FactorsUrea

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